LOL i have used the 300 for whitetails for years,it is one of my favorite rifles. wheeew im not the only one !!! i dont think many buy the h&h for deer,but once you buy your first big game rifle 270 and up, all the rest you buy cause you want to ,not because you need to. same with fishing ,you cant catch bass with a walleye pole?.....everyone knows that ...right???